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MURDER

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2017
Victim's family protests Tokyo judge's tweet on murdered girl
The parents of a Tokyo high school student murdered in 2015 protested a tweet by a Tokyo High Court judge Tuesday that said she was "mercilessly murdered" by a man who has "a propensity to be sexually aroused" at the sight of a woman being strangled.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2017
Melbourne driver charged with attempted murder
The man accused of deliberately plowing into Christmas shoppers on a busy street in the Australian city of Melbourne was charged on Saturday with 18 counts of attempted murder.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2017
Six bodies hung from bridges near Los Cabos tourist resort amid Mexico's most murderous modern year
The bodies of six men were found hanging from three different bridges near the Mexican tourist resort of Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula on Wednesday, local authorities said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 20, 2017
Surefire formulas failed Japanese cinema in 2017
In a quarter-century of reporting on the Japanese film industry, I've yet to find one optimist about its future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2017
Canadian police probe mysterious deaths of billionaire pharma couple
Canadian police are investigating the mysterious deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman, founder of Apotex Inc., and his wife, Honey, whose bodies were found in their Toronto mansion on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2017
Tomioka Hachimangu murder-suicide suspect sent letters seeking chief priest sister's expulsion to shrines across Japan
The suspect in the murder-suicide at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine sent about 2,800 letters demanding his sister be expelled as chief priest to shrines across Japan, investigators say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2017
Ex-U.S. base worker appeals life sentence for killing Okinawa woman
Former U.S. base worker Kenneth Franklin Shinzato on Tuesday appealed a court ruling that sentenced him to life in prison for killing a 20-year-old Okinawa woman while attempting to rape her.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2017
Suspected serial killer Takahiro Shiraishi served second murder warrant
Suspected serial killer Takahiro Shiraishi has been served a second murder warrant in connection with nine people whose bodies were found dismembered in his apartment in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2017
Female chief priest and her two attackers dead in Tokyo Shinto shrine stabbings
A violent attack with Japanese swords and survival knives at Tokyo's famed Tomioka Hachimangu shrine has left three dead — including the chief priestess and her brother — in an apparent family feud that turned deadly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2017
Former U.S. base worker gets life in prison for murder of Okinawa woman
The former U.S. base worker convicted for the April 2016 rape and murder of a Japanese woman in Okinawa is given a life sentence by the Naha District Court.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2017
Video footage of Manila police casts doubt on official accounts of drug killings
The police report was clear. Anti-drug officers shot and injured three men in one of the Philippine capital's poorest districts, then "rushed" them to hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
WORLD / Society
Nov 28, 2017
Central America's LGBT people forced to flee for their lives: Amnesty
Killings and violence against LGBT people in Central America are driving hundreds to flee their homes each year, but they have no safe sanctuary to run to, Amnesty International said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 24, 2017
Prosecutors seek life sentence for former U.S. base worker over murder of Okinawa woman
Prosecutors demand life imprisonment for the former U.S. base worker charged with raping and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2017
Osaka woman arrested after confessing to dumping the bodies of four babies
A 53-year-old woman was arrested in Osaka on Tuesday after she confessed to disposing of four dead infants she had given birth to over a five-year period, placing the bodies in buckets filled with concrete.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2017
Takahiro Shiraishi, alleged Zama serial killer, receives first murder warrant
The suspect in the serial killings in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is served the first of what is expected to be nine murder warrants in connection with the dismembered bodies found in his apartment last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2017
Former U.S. base worker, on trial for rape and murder of Okinawa woman, denies intent to kill
As his trial opened, a former civilian worker at a U.S. base accused of raping and killing a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa, in April last year, denied intent to murder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2017
Tokyo nursing home worker admitted to killing resident over bed-wetting, police say
A former caregiver at a Tokyo nursing home was arrested Tuesday over the murder of an 83-year-old resident at the facility in August, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2017
All nine victims of Zama serial killer identified, including three high school girls
Nine people dismembered by a serial killer in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, are formally identified by the police, including three female high school students.
EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2017
Zama murders and malicious online intent
Something should be done to crack down on the malicious intent that lurks in cybersphere.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2017
Japan's 'black widow' serial killer gets death sentence
Chisako Kakehi, found to have murdered her husband and other partners in a bid to collect their assets, showed little remorse, court says.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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